Donald Glover

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: Community (2009); Atlanta (TV series); Atlanta: Teddy Perkins; Guava Island. Count them as composer (1 film) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

This Is America (video): 1 line

lineage (lineage) · through Guava Island, which they acted in: This Is America (video) ⇒ Guava Island (the host's read). Glover reprises the This Is America dance moves and warehouse set in Guava Island.
“he's just kind of doing this is America.”
The Big Picture · The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview · 0:10:44 · Amanda Dobbins (0.55 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Music (1) everyone in music

Childish Gambino, serenades Rihanna's character with a song on the beach (summertime magic scene), Guava Island (The Big Picture, The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview)

Acting (4) everyone in acting

star and co-creator, Guava Island (The Big Picture, The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview)
star, Atlanta: Teddy Perkins (The Big Picture, The Oscars Schedule Changes, and Andrew Garfield On ‘Under the Silver Lake’ | Interview)
star and director of other episodes, Atlanta (TV series) (The Big Picture, Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22))
ensemble member, Community (The Big Picture, Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22))

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

career (career): Donald Glover → Community. Alison says Glover was mostly a comic performer (stand-up, Community ensemble) before Atlanta let him be a reactive straight man.
“he's mostly the comic performer either as a stand-up or an ensemble member in community.”
The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:03:38 · Alison Herman (0.90 sure it was them)

craft (1)

craft (craft): Janicza Bravo → Donald Glover. Sean says Bravo applied her point of view to a world Glover and his writers built.
“Genixa applying her point of view on a pre-established world that Donald has created with his writer's room and with his filmmakers.”
The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:08:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

fun, about Donald Glover: Glover has one of the most gif-able reaction faces; Atlanta lets him play a reactive straight man.
“Donald Glover has one of the most all-time jiffable reaction faces”
The Big Picture · Janicza Bravo and Brett Gelman Channel Rejection and Anxiety to Make ‘Lemon’ | The Big Picture (Ep. 22) · 0:03:38 · Alison Herman (0.90 sure it was them)